The Tucson Padres have announced plans to stay in Tucson for at least one more season and possibly two.

"At this point, we're needed for the 2013 season," Team General Manager Mike Feder said at news conference Monday (July 2).

The team called the news conference amid early speculation that a possible move to El Paso, Texas was afoot after last week the city council there approved a plan to spend as much as $50 million on a new Triple-A baseball stadium.